thanks for the comments!
as to how the valve cover was done, i took it to a powder coating shop. cost only 65$. for the heat shield i used high temp spray paint. if you powder coat the heat shield, it will start to soften and smell really badly.
to clean the engine bay this is what i used, and a hose...
and as for the little tuck job, i took out the cruise contol. took those wires off that mounting bracket and placed them semi under the fuse box. and simply played around with moving the wires. there are some little plastic straps that hold some of the wires to the bay, just cut them and they are free to move around. hope this helped some